Kite Making Day - 28th June

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We carried out a Junior School Technology Day based on Kite Making due to a Matariki festival being held in Lawrence. We posed a problem, we made a plan, we designed a prototype, we discussed the challenges and solutions. We grouped children into mixed level groups with a year 7/8 student as a leader and supervised each group in our classes.

A very worthwhile day!


Kite Making Day Plan 

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